Same as it was when it was bottled. It stops aging when it leaves the cask.
Explain this pic then, Paddyman98[ATTACH] Why does everyone have to be such a nazi about this term?
I'll make it easy. No it's not the big money 1955/55 doubled die. Do a google search. It's not even close. The big 55/55 is easy to spot. In...
If it is scratched, it won't straight grade. Chances are that the price in a details slab will not justify the cost of grading.
at least none known at this time ;)
That's not necessarily a good criterion for slabbing. Generally, I have learned that if the value of a coin is higher when graded than it is raw...
Do you see the way that the line almost follows the bottom of the N? That's what leads me to think die crack.
I don't see the scratch on the T, but it's a photo, and really tough to say definatively, I guess. Especially on this tiny monitor I have at work.
That's not a scratch. It passes underneath the T
It looks authentic to me. I'd definitely have it authenticated and graded. This coin could be worth doing so.
here's my take... you're supposed to identify a fake gold bar based on a variance of 2 g/kg??? that's .2% I don't know if most people will have...
also contrary to this belief is the fact that every coin that looks like it should be slabbed can be...
66 The 1881-S is notorious for great strikes and fresh dies. 67 is gonna be difficult to get on one of these
Christian, is there anything that stops people in those countries that round up or down from using 5 cents to make the new rounded total?
many outlets sold plated versions of these coins during the run of the series and sometimes beyond. They were plated in both silver and platinum....
39,000 posts makes him prolific in CoinTalk standards. He's also a great guy! Personally, I have gone for the quality over quantity road, but to...
Curiously, what did they give as the reason that people stopped using the Half when the Kennedy Halves were released?
who's to say that hasn't happened already? (prior to the OP buying the coin)
it's the same crowd that busts coins out of TPG slabs because they want the coin in their album.
a friend of mine loves to say, "That's the thing about facts. Whether you like them or not, they're still true."
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